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- Park Drag, or Private Road Coach, 1893 - Park drags were coaches in which to see and be seen. Wealthy owners took them to horse races, country picnics, elite summer resorts, or simply on tours through places like New York's Central Park, where they were sure to be admired. San Francisco businessman and socialite George A. Newhall bought this coach at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
- 1893
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Park Drag, or Private Road Coach, 1893
Park drags were coaches in which to see and be seen. Wealthy owners took them to horse races, country picnics, elite summer resorts, or simply on tours through places like New York's Central Park, where they were sure to be admired. San Francisco businessman and socialite George A. Newhall bought this coach at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
- Hallmark "Walt Disney's Cinderella: Cinderella's Coach" Christmas Ornament, 1998 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 1998
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Hallmark "Walt Disney's Cinderella: Cinderella's Coach" Christmas Ornament, 1998
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- Tourist Coach on a Mountain Trail, California, circa 1905 - Vacationing Americans at the turn of the twentieth century often set aside time to simply look at things -- stagecoach sightseeing excursions provided an opportunity to transcend the commonplace realities of life back home. This coaching party surveys a vast mountain range in California.
- circa 1905
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Tourist Coach on a Mountain Trail, California, circa 1905
Vacationing Americans at the turn of the twentieth century often set aside time to simply look at things -- stagecoach sightseeing excursions provided an opportunity to transcend the commonplace realities of life back home. This coaching party surveys a vast mountain range in California.
- "Let Others Delight 'mid New Pleasures to Roam," Drawing for the Magic Lantern Slide Series "Home Sweet Home," 1904 - Joseph Boggs Beale created artwork that was reproduced to make magic lantern slides. His works include some of the most artistic slide illustrations made in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. Beale was also prolific, producing more than 2000 images used in over 250 different lantern slide sets. Beale created this drawing to illustrate the lyrics of the popular song "Home Sweet Home."
- 1904
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"Let Others Delight 'mid New Pleasures to Roam," Drawing for the Magic Lantern Slide Series "Home Sweet Home," 1904
Joseph Boggs Beale created artwork that was reproduced to make magic lantern slides. His works include some of the most artistic slide illustrations made in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. Beale was also prolific, producing more than 2000 images used in over 250 different lantern slide sets. Beale created this drawing to illustrate the lyrics of the popular song "Home Sweet Home."
- Concord Coach Hitched to Four Horses in Front of Post Office, circa 1885 - This hack passenger wagon, with its smaller, square body and open sides, was a less expensive type of public coach. Used for short distance travel in rural areas, these vehicles carried passengers between towns and villages. Quite appropriately, this driver has posed his vehicle in front of a post office -- stage lines also transported the U.S. mail along their routes.
- circa 1885
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Concord Coach Hitched to Four Horses in Front of Post Office, circa 1885
This hack passenger wagon, with its smaller, square body and open sides, was a less expensive type of public coach. Used for short distance travel in rural areas, these vehicles carried passengers between towns and villages. Quite appropriately, this driver has posed his vehicle in front of a post office -- stage lines also transported the U.S. mail along their routes.
- Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild Top Award-Winning Coach Model, 1933 - From 1930 to 1968, General Motors' Fisher Body Division sponsored a model-making contest for teenagers. The top prize was a college scholarship. Charles Gadd of Spokane, Washington, won in 1933 with this model of the coach from Fisher's logo -- seen on the door sills of GM cars into the 1990s. Gadd attended MIT and spent 39 years on GM's research staff.
- 1933
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Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild Top Award-Winning Coach Model, 1933
From 1930 to 1968, General Motors' Fisher Body Division sponsored a model-making contest for teenagers. The top prize was a college scholarship. Charles Gadd of Spokane, Washington, won in 1933 with this model of the coach from Fisher's logo -- seen on the door sills of GM cars into the 1990s. Gadd attended MIT and spent 39 years on GM's research staff.
- Hallmark "Walt Disney's Cinderella: Her Moment to Shine" Christmas Ornament, 2009 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 2009
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Walt Disney's Cinderella: Her Moment to Shine" Christmas Ornament, 2009
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- Cartoon Reflecting on Road Conditions, "Scenery in Broadway," 1847 -
- 1847
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Cartoon Reflecting on Road Conditions, "Scenery in Broadway," 1847
- Glass Tumblers, circa 1890 - George Newhall of San Francisco, California, used these glass tumblers for picnics and outings. They were packed in his fancy "Park Drag" carriage. Well-to-do gentlemen like Newhall drove carriages like these to social events like horse races. There they could enjoy an excellent view from their high seat atop the vehicle while servants served them food and drinks from inside.
- circa 1890
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Glass Tumblers, circa 1890
George Newhall of San Francisco, California, used these glass tumblers for picnics and outings. They were packed in his fancy "Park Drag" carriage. Well-to-do gentlemen like Newhall drove carriages like these to social events like horse races. There they could enjoy an excellent view from their high seat atop the vehicle while servants served them food and drinks from inside.
- Bandbox, circa 1845 - In the early 1800s, Americans used bandboxes to store clothing, accessories, and other small items. Bandboxes were handy containers in the home or when traveling by stage, boat, or rail. Manufacturers covered these inexpensive pasteboard or wooden boxes with colorful papers. Some bandboxes were covered with papers depicting birds and animals. This bandbox's paper shows two grouse in a woodland setting.
- circa 1845
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Bandbox, circa 1845
In the early 1800s, Americans used bandboxes to store clothing, accessories, and other small items. Bandboxes were handy containers in the home or when traveling by stage, boat, or rail. Manufacturers covered these inexpensive pasteboard or wooden boxes with colorful papers. Some bandboxes were covered with papers depicting birds and animals. This bandbox's paper shows two grouse in a woodland setting.